Sofa-bed.



s. KARPEN & o. HULTGRBN. SOFA BBD.-

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. Z, 1910. Y

981,926, Patented Jan. 17,1911". 5 5 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

l .sua-ane@ SOFA BBD.

Patented Jan. 17,1911.

S. KARPEN & C. HULTGREN.

APPLIGATIN FILED SEPT. 2, 1916. 981,926,

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son. BED.

' APPLICATION FILED s311122, 1910. K

. Patented Jan.17,1911.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

s. KARPEN @L c. HULTGREN.

SOFA BED.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2, 1910.

Patented Jan. 1'?f 1911.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

KAREN @L HULTGREN.

,SGPA BED.y oA'rIoN FILED SEPT. 2, 191'0.

Patemd Jan. 1?, 191i.

APPL

SOLOMN KRPEN AND CHARLES HULTGREN, GF CHICAG, ILLNOS; SX@ HULVJGRENSSXGNOE T SAX!) REEN',

Application led September 2. 131C'.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known. that we, SOLOMON KAnPnN :and CHARLES HULTGREN, citizens ofhe United States, residing at Chicago, yin the county of Cook and State.of Illinois, have invented a new and useful improvement in Sofa-Bede,0I" which the 'following is a specication.

Our invention relates perieulariy 10 eemhination Sofas and bede, ei'Combination Couches :1mi bede, in which :1 foldfibe bedrame mounted onmi overtnrnnbie, 1 versibie, so'fafseu, equii'sped 'with a foidsahieWile-nmttese, er epi'ing befhbeoin, having "the parte :se fehlte@ innifoid room ne-- tween the Sections 0i the folded bed-iw v and boitomfor the bedding; e. the mnth'esS-pad, bed-linen and covers.

)ur primary object is to provide :an im proved construetien of 'chechazic'er indicated, which may be hnndily operated n d in whichprovision is made for hev dieposmon of the bed, in the mifoldedeeiidition, at

height colresponrvlii'lg appmxinmteijv wih `the height of n sinndzud bedof the non-0id ing type, the structure being, neve'xheless, icoidahieino compact mni and eapaixe of being;i dispesed benenh the sofa-Senfwhen 'the hitter is positioned for use m2 :i een venent height.

it may he preliminari saeci im.- in zhe preferred ennsruetinn of 'he, iwhen, which is illustrated :in the zieemrpzmyng lrzlwiiff i ing" anziCarrying' nrwnrdhe sezi .with I'ev speci to The main trame in Atheoper-nimm 0T overturning the Seile; menne, for ieehing he seat withreiaticm te the nm'm ft: ne when the seat occupies the revereexlpnsiiien; and 'n folded bed comprising n rear-section raisably i'nounedin the seat-frame; :m a from section pivoaly mmmwi on standar-cie whichnmmaiiy depend freni. the rear-pmiien 0f the sent-frame when ''hesimetme ie in sofa-form, Sail-1 'firm-Section being?, hnk'ed in :mdServing te eeva'e the veel #effion in the ope'niiml of unfnidiiifg hehed nf'er he senfhzm 'been ixrned in ihe invex'imf pesilien, AS hasbeenY indicated, he mn'ire frame i2 preemhv equipped with :'z fie mui,-eSS, m' he b( timx, whif'h ist xmio xprem in he ipejznive mf-,i'imn whenVice is :ffmwrimi iin W-"HFUIM, am? me :imi-

Specieation of Letteis atenc.

SOFA-BEE.

tfegspnd, ei matti" pif V dine', including; the hed-i eevuied in p09."'l semiens of the that the bedding Wiji be nui I mattess, er iexiiiebed-hmmm, device is emiverte to heini@ lin he Accompanying er lrepresen@ isi-dien pian bine-: and 'he device in u in heiiffmni; in tiakein :is infiiief., ne 4 S, a, verifie-zii eectpiena in eveisefipmion, mennted therein; Fig y Fig: but shownw Le mme in Seite form; Fig,4f, 'Bm/ien secienzsi View shew ing' n feeil of the manner in which'heebk beek is discozmeetedv' the ensimidards, 0i' arms, of themainsime; an inner fece View ef @ne s:1rwaard;-sei the malin i view f.

the ljximienrs Sint in ,'the open mening',

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which the handle of' the actuating shaft shown in Fig. 12 serves toloi-lt the troutsecliou of the bed in the lolded position shown iu Fig.3.

` ln the construction illust1ate l',`r\ repre seuls a main-frame; B, aseat reversibly mounted on the main-frame; and (ff, a folding-bedmounted in the sofa-seat and capable of being extended in bed-form afterthe seat has been reversed with relation to the main-frame. i y

l The trame A may-be of any suitable construction. As shown, itcomprises ornamental end-standards 1 which constitute the arms of thesofa; and a back 2 fixedly secured between said end-standards andserving to connect the endstaudards rigidly to- Any desired lmeans maybe employed for securing the back. firmly between the end-standards. Inthe illustration `given the sofa is of knock-down type, and thesofa-back is dctaehably connected with the emi-standards by meansotclips 3 and bolts 4 (Fig. 4W). The clips B are rectangular plateswhich are secured to the inner surface of the endstandards, as hy screws5, the clips having inwardly struck central portions 6 with slots 7extending rearwardly from their front edges. Between the inwardly-struckportions 6 of the clips and the inner surfaces of the end-standardslare. afforded spaces adapted to receive the heads of the bolts 4. Thebolts 4 extend through perforations 8,-with which the end-members of theback-frame are provided, and the back-frame is provided with channels'9adapted to accommodate winged-nuts 10 which are applied. to the innerends of said bolts. By loosening the nuts the back may be movedforwardly and disengaged from the clips 3, the bolts slidingin the slots7 during the disengaging operation.

The seat B may be of any suitable construction. Described in its normalposit-ion, in which the structurev isV in sofaiorm, it comprises arectangularv trarne having a longitudinal front-member 11,` alongitudinal rear-member 12, and end-members 13; a de: pending;rfront-piece, or board," '14, secured at its upper ed e to thelongitudinal member 11; end-boar s 15 secured to the end-members 13 andto the end-edges of the upper ortions of'the front-piece 14; a suitablyupolstered seat or cushion 16 mounted on the Trame, comprising themembers 1l, 12 and "13, the upholstering being` continued over the outersurface of the fronbpieoe 14, if desired, as indicated at 17 braces 18connectin the lower edges of the end-boards 15 with t e lower marginofthe front-piece 14;

and standards 19 which depend from the endlportions of. the rearlongitudinal member 12. Each standard, or hanger, 19 preferablycomprises a sheet-metal member having its upper end 20 bent at rightangles to angle-bars.

thebody-portiou and vprovided with perforatious adapted to receivescrews by means of which the member is attached to the seatlranie. Asshown in Figs. 2 and G, the outer edges of the longitudinal member 124are equipped at their ends with blocks,or members, 21 which afi'ordpart of the attaching base to which the hangers are secured. The.hangers are provided with slots 22, the purpose of which will bepresently explained.

The folding-bed C preferably comprises a front-section 23, Whoseend-members or arms are secured, by pivots 24, to the eX- tremities ofthe hangers or standards 19 and a rear section 25 the extremities ofwhose arms are connected,by rivets 26, with the slots 22 of the hangers19. The standards 19 are braced by a truss 27, which may,

be of tubular form and which has its bodyportion secured to' the rearedge of theA member 12, and which has its end-portionsv 'lok 28 bentdownwardly and secured to the ezt- 'As will be understood, the frames ofthe front and rear bed-sections are of U-form, the ends or arms thereofbeingr preferably The extremities of the anglebar end-members areprovided with slots 30, as will be understood from Figs. 6 and 10,adapted toaccommodate the end-portions of the standards 19.

Connected with the arms of the front bedsection 23, a short distancefrom the pivots\ 24. by pivots 31, are links 32, Whose opposite ends areconnected, by pivots 33,'With the arms of the rear bed-section 25 near.the slidable-rivets 26. Thus, it willbe understood thatin the operationof raising the front bed-section,A as shown in Fig. 6, the links 32 Willserve to elevate the rontlends of the arms of the rear bed-section, inwhich operation the studs 26 slide in the slots 22. The arms ofthe frontbed-sectionv 23 are equiped near their extremities with out-V war lyextending studs 34 which' a'ord bearings adapted to be engaged by thelinks 32 in the latter portion of the unfolding' connected therewithlinks 40 whose opposite ends are connected with the studs 31 carried bythe arms of the front bed-sectlon 23.

gomeo Connected inks 44 Whose opi'ms'iro @nds ,fu-Q 1 joined by piols 45to tho xnks 4() non? the i pi vois 3l.

It will now be understood that in the operation of unfolding the baffioffer l the. sont has been ovextusnml, dw linko 44 wii unfold the egs.41, the iinki 3;? will elevate file front exteni'iv; of iin. :infos o?ino rear becsocion, and ii iinks 40 wi studs 3S will siide in theA Sios3i?. hereby devoting fle rear bed-son Wifn @lationo fha invertedseat-frame.

The Saai and foldeti beni carried thereby .Y

oro {otndhoby mounted on 'ibo 'main-frowny fno mozmf now i0 oe ie-s'ibod. .kpplied if iflio outer Surfacof of flu? midnnofnborn 3f.' of''iie'seat-mme are pintas 4G equippe u'. outwardly#amending znnnionSl 47minp'ed "o 'move in cfnnnoos 4S, mwided in pojes 49 Whichor'smn'm in theinner surface-s of iga end-standards 1 of die mainframe. Tiuggam-siots48, as viewed in Fig,

wm'dy-projecing Studs minptwi io he fecmvod in bom-ingo 56 wllrwhivhiii-if Huit tno pivos W'hihhave rmiuwd pcm tions aoapeai'o @nier thebearings may-bo lowered into position. Tho simio or vpivots are iockofiin their b'cm'ingy bv dogs 5g which are pivotod to the pluim 4.9 and myioldingly he in position bj" sp1-ings 59. The man' ends-o the iinks m.-imors 54 have' connected therewith Springs GD whos3 fionb ends arejoinedi0 dips 6i. attached to Hw lower fronbporitions of theond-gnndordfa l ofthe moinl'ame. l

B isdaped 'o he im-kwi in in@ reveried position, by locking nnwhzmifimD. which' sarif'es. when 'the $02115v is uniowlnw'! with reioion to the.vmain fmnm, io imi( Hw 'fold- .i'hv wings (il). whirli are ninjnmiy -o'ftine nnfoiiiing' om'nion (im links with vn hoodie; 6T. in the foldednosxion shown in Fig. fn

fovoring from Sofa form to im? form. meter in Soni, hog iwen :'evoiwd.or ni'nan? i0 :in imm'ozi poiiozn fo Shaft G4 be turned by moons of'iemooie si' by igniocking nnfoiriwi 5mi anni nick Seat-frame with ioiaionto 'kim mann u it bingpxpininmi that when tho #winks oro lu-nedontwon'ii so o @mond pinnilel with ho front-pisco 7.4 ik@ looking-bnr;62 Wili oe shifmi onwzu'diy mui heii onvz exromiticrl. WiFi ont@ he.Qocke'rs #iii Wh which #he pio'es 49 and end-Sfondorcio provided. Theopemion will bo iaadiy mfi'orf Asroming thv structure to be' in :isilhlsrnmi in Fig. 4, ii nmf: bo vom' sont.

:xiion he links 32 wiil conso. H19 @tink 243 io v dido in he sima 2Q.'ho iinkS 40 'ni wing" the links or legs' 53T of tho rem' lxvsseviion toin@ standing posiion. and the iins 112 wila" In confirming fromiwi-'forno io .Goito4 form,

after the bed has been properly made up, it is only necessary tolfitoloi the bed in the seat- ,tra.mc, operate the locking mechanisms Dto release the sofa-seat from the main-frame and lockstlie folded bed inthe seat-frame, after which the liront-portion (now in the rear) of theseat may be swung upwardly and forwardly to right the seat with relationto the' main trame, inwhich operation the trunnions 47 will slide rrearwardly and downwardly in the cam-slots 48, and in the last portiono' the movement the springs 60 will again be placed under tension. Byobserving the position of the parts in Fig. 2, it will be understoodthat the springs 60 may also be under tension in this position of thestructure, so that they will aid in the initial movement of turning thesofa-seat to right it with relation to the main-frame.

lt will be understood from the description given that the seat is bodilyelevated and moved forward in the operation of turning the seagto theinverted position, so that the pivots ,a4 carried by the standards 19will be approximately at the height desired for the bed, and in theoperation of unfolding the bed the rear bed-section will be bodilyelevated to the plane of the front bed-secframe,

tion.' The construction enables the bed to be disposed, when in theextended position, approximately the height of a standard bed ot thenon-folding type, and this is accomplished without rgiving the sofa-seatobjectionable height when disposed in position for use as a sofa. f

As will be understood from Fig. 2,'the vstructure described iscomparatively simple; and from thev description given it will beunderstood that,the structure is readily conertible from ohe form toanother and is thoroughly durable and racticable. 4

The foregoing detai ed description has been given2-for clearness ofunderstanding only, hence no undue limitation should be understoodtherefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly aspermissible in view of theprior art.

That we regard as n ew and desire to secure by Letters Patent is lflii asofa-bed, the combination of a a rearwardly overturnable seat mountedthereon, and a folded bed mounted in the seat and comprising twosections, one

' ot' which is normally contained in the upper portion of the seat andhas slidable connection with the seat, and the otheno which is pivoteddirectly to the seat and linked to .the `first-named section.

2. ln a sofa-bed, the combination of `a Itrame, anoverturnable seatmounted therein, and having' hangers depending from its rear-portion, afront bed-section pivotally connected with said hangers, andnormallycontained in the lower portion of the seat, a rear bed-sectionnormally disposed in said connected with lsaid guides, a

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seat above the front bed-section and slidably i connected with saidhangers, and mechanism connecting said sections operative to elevate therear bed-section when the front bed-section is swung to the extendedposition after the reversal of the seat.

3. In a sofa-bed, the combination of a frame, an overturnableseatmounted therein, said seat .equipped at its rear-portion with hangersprovided with. guide-slots, a

front bed-section pivotally connected with the extremities of saidhangers, a rear bedsection having the extremities of its arms slidablyconnected with said guides, and means for elevating the rear bed-sectionwhen the front bed-section is swungr to the extended position after thereversal of the seat.

Ll. ln a sofa-bed, the combination of a frame, an overturnable seatmounted therein, said seat equipped at its rear-portion with hangersprovided with guide-slots, a

front-bed-section pivotally connected with the extremities of saidhangers, a rear bedsection having the extremities of its arms slidablyconnected with said guides, links pivotally connected with the seat andslidably connected with the rear bed-section, and links connecting thearms of the rear bed section with the front bed-section. i 5. In'asofa-bed, the combination of .a frame, an overturnable seat mountedthere in, said seat equipped at its rear portion with depending guides,a rear bed-section havin its arms ront bedsection pivotally connectedwith said hangers, legs connected with the swinging portin. ofthe frontbed-section, legs for the rear bed-section pivoted on the seat, andlinks connecting said legs and said bed-sections, whereby the legs willbe turned' to standing position Iand the rear bed-section elevated inthe operation of unfolding the bed after' the overturning of the' seat.

6. In a sofa-bed, the co'nribination of\ a frame, an overturnable seatequipped at its rear-portiqin with depending hangers provided withinclined lguides, a lfront bed-section pivotally connected with saidhangers, a rear bed-section having its arms slidably connected with saidguides, links connecting the rear bed-seqtion to the front bed-section,and links connecting the rear bed-section to the lseat.,n

15.20 7. -In a sofa-bed, the -combination of a frame, an ovcrturnableseat equipped at its sewlion :nlnpled lo be engaged b v ille linksmuuu-ling ille front und mnlied-sections in tln unfolding' opeiulion. ln:i sol'inlied, the combination Of fnnne. :in overlnrnulile sont equippedat its rear portion wil-li depending hangers prnvided willi inflinedguides. a front bedseciion pivolully connected willi said hangers, nveur lied-section slidalil;v Connected with suid guidesIn linkspivotally.,eonneefed'with tlie seul :and slidubly eonnected with Suidreni' bwl-section, links connecting the' fronty bed-section with therear section, stops eurried by ille front bed-seeiion und adapted 'lo beengaged b v sind lust-inlined links 1n the operation of unfolding: lliebedI` und links,

serving in acinne said lust-'nained links, in ille operutionof unfoldingllie bed.

9. In :l solai-lied, he combination ol" ul drinne. :in ovei'lniimlileseul ninnnled there in und equipped :di lliereni' portions oi ils endswill dependingl hangers provided witln guides, truss nieuns connectedwith .said

nected with smid lnxngers :1. rear lied-section 'liungers, :l frontliedsection pivotully eonslidably connected willi said guides` linlisjeonneeting llie rear bed-section und sent, und links Connecting the.front bed-section and rear bed-section.

l0.v ln a sofa-bed, the combination with :1 freine, :i rearwardlyoverlnrnnble seat mounted therein, a rear bed-section normally housed inille upper portion of said seaiira front bed-section normally housed inthe lower portion of said seat und pivotally connected with the seat,:1nd means whereby the rear bed-section will be elevated in theOperation of unfolding the front bed-Section after ille reversal of theseat.'

l1. ln :l sofa-bed, flie eonibinution of u frame, equipped with pluiesprovided with runways for trunnions, said runways -lnivlng means topermit removal of the trunwith trunnions movable in said runways, sindlustanuned plates pivotally connected' willi suid levers, hangerscarried by the rear portion of said seat und provided 'witl1` guides, ufront bed-section pivotally lconnected wiili said hangers, a rearbed-section slidnbly connected with Suid-guides, links pivoled on saidsefvtoi'idfnlne'd plates and slidubly connected with said vrearbed-section, links connect-ing said inst-named links io the frontbed-section, links connecting. i

smid reur bed-section to the front bed-section,

` legs pivotally connected with the front bedseclion, and links servingto aetuate said legs.

13. In u sofa-bed, the combination' of :L frame und rearwardlyoverturnable seat', means for loeking said seat to the frame, and

' a folded bed mounted i1: said seat and coinprising a front bedseeiionpivotelly mount ed on the seat, und a rear bed-section having,r slidubleconnection with tl'ie seat and linked to the front bed-section.

soLoMoN KRPEN'. CHARLES HULTGREN. In presence Of-".

J. G, ANnnnsoN, Ri A'RAYMND.

